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People are being tricked into Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they’re paying for it by giving up loads of personal information.

Most Facebook users don’t realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what they’re paying for Facebook because people don’t really know what their personal data is worth.

The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules early on you keep everything private. That was the great thing about Facebook. You could create your own little private network. Last year. The company changed its privacy rules so that many things; your city, your photo, your friends’ names were set, by default (默认)to be shared with everyone on the Internet.

According to Facebook’s vice-president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don’t share information. They have a “less satisfying experience.

Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. In original business model, which involved selling ads and putting them. At the side of the pages totally, who wants to took at ads when they’re online connecting with their friends?

The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April. Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social networking sites. “I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,” Schrage admits.

I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy, it’s only the beginning，which is why I’m considering cancelling my account. Facebook is a handy site, but I’m upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don’t know. That’s too high a price to pay.

1.What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph?

A. It is a website that sends messages to users who want to get married.

B. It earns money by putting on advertisements.

C. It makes money by selling its users’ personal data.

D. It provides loads of information to its users.

2. What does the author say about most Facebook users?

A. They are unwilling to give up their personal information.

B. They don’t know their personal data enriches Facebook.

C. They don’t identify themselves when using the website.

D. They care very little about their personal information.

3.Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage?

A. To provide better service to its users.

B. To obey the Federal guidelines.

C. To improve its users’ connection

D. To expand its business.

4. Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?

A. He is dissatisfied with its present service.

B. He finds many of its users untrustworthy.

C. He doesn’t want his personal data badly used.

D. He is upset by its frequent rule changes.

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While drunken driving may be on the decline, traffic safety experts remain puzzled over how to deal with another alcohol related danger: drunken pedestrians(行人).

Pedestrians struck and killed by cars often are extremely drunk. In fact, they are intoxicated(喝醉的) more frequently and with higher blood alcohol levels than drunken drivers who are killed in accidents, various studies have shown. Forty percent of adult pedestrians involved in fatal crashes have a blood alcohol level of at least 0.10 which by law in most states signifies intoxication compared to only 25 percent of drivers in deadly accidents, according to recent federal data.

Some types of pedestrain accidents have been declining nationally, especially those involving children, but the number of adult pedestrians who are drunk when killed in traffic has remained relatively steady at 2500 a year. The total number of pedestrians killed annually in U.S. traffic accidents is at least 7000, or one of every seven highway accidents resulting in death.

“We’re dealing here, we think, with a very severe drinking problem that leads to a severe highway safety problem,” said Richard Blomberg, president of Dunlap and Associates Inc, in Norwalk, Coon.

Blomberg, whose consulting company found a very high rate of alcohol involvement in a controlled study of pedestrian accidents in New Orleans, was among several researchers who spoke on the topic at the annual meeting of the Research council’s Transportation Research Board(TRB) in Washington in January.

Pedestrian accidents have not received enough attention in the past, according to Kay Colpitts, who chairs the board’s committee on pedestrians. Few methods exist to monitor walking habits, she said, and researchers have been mystified（迷惑不解） about how to prevent disasters.

1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Traffic Safety.

B. Drunken Drivers.

C. Drunken Pedestrian Accidents.

D. A Severe Highway Safety Problem.

2.Among the causes of walkers’ accidents, the most serious problem is ________.

A. long delays in traffic signals that may make people cross streets ignoring traffic rules

B. the alcohol level in their blood which is too high.

C. a lack of adult keeping eyes on many children involved in accidents

D. former drunken drivers whose licenses are not allowed to use for a time

3.According to recent federal data, drunken drivers with an over 0.10 blood alcohol level in deadly accidents ____.

A. are 15 percent less than drunken adult walkers with the same level

B. are 2500 a year in US traffic accidents

C. are at least 7000 in US traffic accidents

D. make up one seventh of highway accidents

4.According to the passage, what is Blomberg?

A. A researcher.

B. A specialist in traffic safety.

C. A clerk of a consulting company.

D. A government official

One can always manage to do more things, no matter______ full one’s schedule is in life.

A. how B. what C. when D. where

I can ______ the house being untidy, but I hate it if it’s not clean.

A. come up with

B. put up with

C. turn to

D. stick to

某英文报社组织了一次有关“健康生活方式”的英语征文活动，你有意参加。对于这两种谚语：“An apple a day keeps the doctor away．”和“An hour walking a day keeps the doctor away．”，你更倾向于哪个，是饮食更重要，还是锻炼更重要，抑或是饮食锻炼都重要。请根据自己的生活体验，表明自己的观点并简要陈述自己的理由。

注意:1．词数：120-150； 2．题目自拟；

3．文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称。

参考词汇：谚语proverb

The doctor advised her to eat more bean products _____meat which might be harmful to her heart disease.

A. for lack of B. by means of

C. as a substitute for D. in favor of

Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats. Mall rats do not leave the shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores under one roof.

People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations or private security (安全) guards. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest area with waterfalls and large green trees.

The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a seven-acre (公顷) park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop every week.

The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People loved doing all their shopping in one place. More malls were built all over the country. Now, malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course. They also eat in food houses that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theatres. Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport of mall walking. Others go to malls to meet friends.

In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist (牙医) and even attend church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now residents (居民) can actually live in their favorite shopping center.

1.Malls are .

A．large shopping centers which also act as town centres

B．large parks with shops

C．the most popular places Americans go to

D．town centers

2.Why have malls become so popular?

A. Because people can do everything there

B. Because people can do many other things besides shopping for all they need

C. Because people feel safe in malls with police stations around

D. Because people enjoy the fresh air and can have a good rest there

3.Malls have to be large places because

A. many people drive their cars to go malls

B. there have to be some restaurants, clinics and theatres

C. many people hope to do sports in the malls

D. they have to meet different needs of so many people

4.Those are called mall rats.

A. who are busy stealing in the mall

B. who have visited the biggest malls

C. who are often found busy shopping in malls

D. who live under the roof of the mall

There are many places to go on safari（观赏野生动物）in Africa, but riding a horse through the flooded waters of Botswana's Okavango Delta must rank as one of the world's most exciting wildlife journeys.

Several safari camps operate as the base for this adventure, providing unique rides twice a day to explore deep into the delta. The camps have excellent horses, professional guides and lots of support workers. They have a reputation for providing a great riding experience.

The morning ride, when the guides take you to beautiful, shallow lakes full of water lilies, tends to be more active. It is unlike any other riding experience. With rainbows forming in the splashing water around you and the sound of huge drops of water bouncing off your body and face，it is truly exciting. You are very likely to come across large wild animals, too. On horseback it is possible to get quite close to elephants, giraffes and many other animals. The sense of excitement and tension levels rise suddenly though, as does your heart rate, as you move closer to them.

In the evening, rides are usually at a more relaxed and unhurried pace, with golden light streaming across the grassy delta and the animals coming out to eat and drink. Sedate though they are, rides at this time of day are still very impressive. As the sun's rays pass through the dust kicked up by the horses, the romance of Africa comes to life.

Back at the camp you can kick off your boots and enjoy excellent food and wine. Looking back on your day, you will find it hard to deny that a horseback Safari is as close as you will ever come to answering the call of the wild.

1.What does the underlined word "They" refer to?

A. Flooded waters B. Wildlife journeys

C. Safari camps D. Unique rides

2.What does the author find most exciting about a horseback safari?

A. Seeing and feeling the real African life.

B. Enjoying good food and wine at the camp.

C. Hunting large animals just as our ancestors did.

D. Being part of the scene and getting close to animals.

3.What does the underlined word "Sedate" probably mean?

A. Wild and romantic B. Slow and peaceful

C. Hungry and thirsty D. Active and excited

4.The author introduces the riding experience in the OKavango Delta mainly by________.

A. following space order B. following time order

C. making classifications D. Giving examples

第二节：单词拼写：（每空1分，共10分）（命题人：吴书颖）

1.As time went by, the plan stuck to proved fairly ____________（实用的）.

2.Whatever his problems, he has no right __________（表现）like that.

3.The company is__________（呼吁）everyone to save power and water.

4.I learned early in life that I had to be more patient and less __________(好斗的).

5.Finally,my thanks go to my tutor, who has offered a lot of suggestions and__________（评论）on my paper and polished every page of my draft.

6.The first African-American president of the United States received an e__________(热情的)welcome in the African countries, where he was received as a returning son.

7.To some people life is e__________（令人愉快的）, while to others it is suffering.

8.M_________ (激励)students learning is ever forever the most important issue in teaching.

9.I could read medical literature __________(流利地) in English and write professional English articles.

10.So, different__________（多样性）of flowers and plants can be the best gift for them.

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